Greetings, I'm new to the forum so forgive me if I'm asking a dumb question. I've searched the forum for information on this and haven't found anything. I was just told a couple of weeks ago my aortic valve (bicuspid) stenosis has reached "severe" stage with a blood flow of 4.13 mps through the valve. My cardiologist said that 50% of people with that number require hvr within a year and that I might feel symptoms anytime. I'm trying to get a sense of how severe the symptom will feel if/when it happens. I'm in pretty good shape, having consistently run at least three days a week for the last 33 years (I'm 52). I've had a number of occasions while running in the last six months or so when I feel very slight tightness in my chest, but no other symptom, e.g., shortness of breath, dizziness, etc. My cardo is noncommittal when I ask him if this is angina, but he has scheduled me for another echo and stress test in early December. Can someone help me get a better sense of what a "symptom" will feel like, especially angina? Will it be unmistakable, or something that could be subtle? Thanks for any help y'all can give me.
Dave
Dave